Samoa

The Independent State of Samoa is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, with Apia serving as its capital. The two main islands are Savai'i and Upolu, with four smaller islands being located nearby. In 1900, Samoa was divided between the German Empire (German Samoa) and the United States (American Samoa). In 1914, during World War I, German Samoa was occupied by New Zealand, and the country was ruled by New Zealand until 1962. On 1 January 1962, Samoa became an independent Commonwealth country. In 2016, Samoa had a population of 192,342 people.